The expanded BRICS – 84 countries with a collective GDP of $83.5 trillion

New BRICS Six helping to usher in a huge change in global trade flows and influential clout

There has been a great deal of media commentary following last week’s BRICS summit in South Africa. Much has been made of the ‘disparate’ nature of the coming additions of the new BRICS Six – Argentina, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE to the grouping, which should be completed by early next year and will bring the total number of BRICS countries to eleven.